2014 travel Archives - My Inner Shakti

As I mentioned in an earlier post, my last trip of the year was this past Monday. I am officially done with the whole travelling thing until 2015. WOOT!

With that being said, I thought I would dedicate this Three Things Thursday to traveling and my love/hate relationship with it.

1. So it’s not that I don’t love to travel. I do. What I don’t love is the process of flying. In my opinion, everything from standing in the security line to getting off the plane is a huge pain in the ass. And don’t even get me started with delays and mechanical problems.

Once I get over all the logistical stuff and settle into my seat, views like this definitely help me relax and appreciate the fact that I’m even able to travel as much as I do!

2. I’m not a huge Starbucks fan. Again, I don’t hate it but I don’t love it either. However, when I’m travelling, I will go out of my way to find a Starbucks and treat myself. My drink of choice these days? A soy skinny caramel macchiato. Mmmmm!

Most of my recent flights have been early morning ones. There’s something magical about taking that first sip before 7 am. It’s the perfect travel “juice” to jumpstart the day!

3. In 2014, I travelled to Atlanta (multiple times), Augusta, Chicago (multiple times), Las Vegas, Austin, Houston, New York, Washington DC, and London.

And from the looks of it, 2015 is also going to be filled with travel. As of right now, the following cities/countries are on the list – Puerto Rico (my friend Sweeti’s bachelorette party!), Detroit (Sweeti’s wedding!), ITALY!!! (in the midst of planning this trip right now), Hawaii (Vishnu’s parents want this to be our big family trip before Vishnu starts residency), London (for work in May), and hopefully a couple of more fun trips along with a few more weddings I’m sure!

Thank goodness we are using the rest of December to recharge and relax! Bring it on 2015 travel schedule, I’m ready for you (or so I think!).

Your turn to share – where did you travel to in 2014 and where are you travelling to in 2015?

If you’re a blogger, write a post and link back to one or all of the hostesses; Raj from Pink Chai Living, Nisha from Love Laugh Mirch, or Salma from The Write Balance. Then share a link to your post (not your blog’s home page).

I’m not sure if I mentioned this or not, but I was in Atlanta last week for a work training. It was a great and exhausting few days. I had every intention of blogging, but all I wanted to do was sleeeeeeep!

Now that I’m all rested, let’s catch up!

1. My time in Atlanta was great. Not only because the training was helpful but I also got to see my parents. They drove down to my hotel on Wednesday night after work to spend a couple of hours with me. They are the absolute best! I may have shed a few tears after they left!

2. I got an iPhone 6. Thank goodness because my 4s was most definitely on its way out. The alarm clock feature stopped working, and my battery would die at 50% charge. So frustrating! I like the 6 more than I thought it would. The best part is that it’s super fast and light. I love how the keyboard is nice and big, which means I avoid as many embarrassing typos as possible!

3. Friday night was date night at a new-to-us sushi restaurant. Vishnu’s elaborate baked roll was apparently perfection. My veggie roll could have used some work. For one, there was waaaaay too much rice. Luckily, the age tofu and miso egg drop soup appetizers were great and filled me up! And a full glass of wine doesn’t hurt either.

date night wine
4. You guys! Order the Oh She Glows cookbook NOW! It is a vegetarian/dairy-free eater’s dream come true! I love how Angela only uses real/fresh ingredients and tons of herbs/spices in each and every recipe. I made both the lentil walnut meatloaf and the peanut butter/chocolate chip energy balls this weekend! LOVE LOVE LOVE! I can see this being my go to cookbook!

5. I found dairy-free chocolate chips at Target! There are no words for how excited I was to find these Enjoy Life Foods dark chocolate chips. All I can say is YAY! Dairy-free chocolate desserts here I come!

6. My 2014 travels are winding down. My last trip of the year is TODAY! I’m flying to DC for a work related meeting, and then it’s two more weeks of work before a whole 12 days off!!! I. Can’t. Wait!!! I’m just a tiny bit excited about this. Haha.

Now that we’re all caught up, have a great Monday!

Catch me up! What’s going on in your life?